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Become an IT Security Specialist

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Learn the core concepts needed to secure your organization's network as an IT security specialist. In this learning path, you'll cover all the foundations of IT security: from practical skills for securing hardware and network data to the basics of cryptography and cybercrime investigation and response.

  • Learn the principles of IT security and cybersecurity.
  • Develop practical skills for securing networks.
  • Investigate cybercrimes and know the basics of computer forensics.

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Syllabus

  • Course 1: IT Security Foundations: Core Concepts
    • Prepare for MTA exam 98-367, Security Fundamentals. Learn the core concepts of operating system and network-level security to avoid threats and eliminate system vulnerabilities.
  • Course 2: Cybersecurity Foundations
    • Set a rock-solid foundation for your network, users, and data by learning the basics of cybersecurity. Explore key frameworks, threats, and strategies for responding to incidents.
  • Course 3: IT Security Foundations: Operating System Security
    • Learn how to secure a Windows operating system as you prepare to take and pass the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exam 98-367, Security Fundamentals.
  • Course 4: IT Security Foundations: Network Security
    • Learn how to secure an organization's network to keep your interconnected systems and data safe and prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exam 98-367.
  • Course 5: Learning SSL/TLS
    • Learn the skills you need to plan, implement, and maintain a public key infrastructure (PKI) ecosystem that supports SSL/TLS security certificates.
  • Course 6: Cybersecurity with Cloud Computing
    • Discover how to use cybersecurity to mitigate your cloud computing risk. Learn how to secure cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Apps, and Azure.
  • Course 7: Learning Computer Forensics
    • Learn how to acquire and analyze data from computers or storage devices with computer forensics.
  • Course 8: Learning Vulnerability Management
    • Learn the basics of vulnerability management. Discover why vulnerabilities exist, as well as how to manage them from start to finish.
  • Course 9: Learning Threat Modeling for Security Professionals
    • Threat modeling helps security professionals understand what can go wrong—and what to do about it. Learn to use the four-question and STRIDE frameworks for threat modeling.
  • Course 10: Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
    • Learn how to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to solve complex problems in the field of information security. Along the way, explore the risks of using AI for security.
  • Course 11: Securing Containers and Kubernetes Ecosystem
    • Learn best practices and security controls for containers and the Kubernetes ecosystem using a simple five-factor security model.
  • Course 12: Soft Skills for Information Security Professionals
    • Information security isn’t all ones and zeros. Learn how to communicate security concepts and proposals in terms that will resonate with audiences of all technical abilities.

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Become an IT Security Specialist

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Learn the core concepts needed to secure your organization's network as an IT security specialist. In this learning path, you'll cover all the foundations of IT security: from practical skills for securing hardware and network data to the basics of cryptography and cybercrime investigation and response.
  • Learn the principles of IT security and cybersecurity.
  • Develop practical skills for securing networks.
  • Investigate cybercrimes and know the basics of computer forensics.

  • Course 1: IT Security Foundations: Core Concepts
    • Prepare for MTA exam 98-367, Security Fundamentals. Learn the core concepts of operating system and network-level security to avoid threats and eliminate system vulnerabilities.
  • Course 2: Cybersecurity Foundations
    • Set a rock-solid foundation for your network, users, and data by learning the basics of cybersecurity. Explore key frameworks, threats, and strategies for responding to incidents.
  • Course 3: IT Security Foundations: Operating System Security
    • Learn how to secure a Windows operating system as you prepare to take and pass the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exam 98-367, Security Fundamentals.
  • Course 4: IT Security Foundations: Network Security
    • Learn how to secure an organization's network to keep your interconnected systems and data safe and prepare for Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exam 98-367.
  • Course 5: Learning SSL/TLS
    • Learn the skills you need to plan, implement, and maintain a public key infrastructure (PKI) ecosystem that supports SSL/TLS security certificates.
  • Course 6: Cybersecurity with Cloud Computing
    • Discover how to use cybersecurity to mitigate your cloud computing risk. Learn how to secure cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Apps, and Azure.
  • Course 7: Learning Computer Forensics
    • Learn how to acquire and analyze data from computers or storage devices with computer forensics.
  • Course 8: Learning Vulnerability Management
    • Learn the basics of vulnerability management. Discover why vulnerabilities exist, as well as how to manage them from start to finish.
  • Course 9: Learning Threat Modeling for Security Professionals
    • Threat modeling helps security professionals understand what can go wrong—and what to do about it. Learn to use the four-question and STRIDE frameworks for threat modeling.
  • Course 10: Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
    • Learn how to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to solve complex problems in the field of information security. Along the way, explore the risks of using AI for security.
  • Course 11: Securing Containers and Kubernetes Ecosystem
    • Learn best practices and security controls for containers and the Kubernetes ecosystem using a simple five-factor security model.
  • Course 12: Soft Skills for Information Security Professionals
    • Information security isn’t all ones and zeros. Learn how to communicate security concepts and proposals in terms that will resonate with audiences of all technical abilities.